Often times life is so busy, we do not take or more appropriately, make the time to stay on top of our current finances. Truthfully, making time to review our financial life should over time become a regular habit so we know where we are and how we are progressing. As with grading, we won't understand what is going well and what needs improvement if we don't monitor data.
While the topic of personal finance is broad, we will focus right now on a summary of financial resources for educators. Late last year Money Geek shared A Guide to Personal Finance for Teachers (moneygeek.com).
Noticeably what we find mentioned first is the topic of teachers using their own money to purchase school supplies for their classrooms and students. While this is unlikely to change, there are suggestions to explore where we can find discounts to help our hard-earned money go a bit further.
If you have not taken the opportunity to refresh your knowledge on businesses that offer discounts for educators, I think you will find the list of items helpful. (See above link to moneygeek.) Some of these areas include special offers on: auto and homeowners' insurance, childcare assistance, student loan forgiveness, income tax support, and financial planning and budgeting.
With a new school year upon us, it is a good time to review this list of items. Let's put a pin in this and revisit it mid-year to keep these topics top of mind.
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